Family Quote by Shannon Thomas

“psychological abusers damage others – not out of impaired judgement – but because they enjoy the control they gain from abusing people.”

— Shannon Thomas

“If a child is abused by a family member, most likely they blame themselves for the integral act of abuse than those that are…

— Patricia Dsouza

“Many neglected and abused children grow up to be adults who are afraid to take risks of striking out on their own. Many will…

— Beverly Engel

“The experience of chronic abuse carries within it the gross mislabeling of things. Perpetrators are really "nice daddies." Victims are "evil and seductive" (at…

— Diane Langberg

“Psychological abuse is not a one-and-done type of harm.”

— Shannon Thomas

The pattern often has been entrenched since childhood... [abusive people] don't think that there is anything wrong with them because that is the way…

— Gary Chapman

“psychologically abusive people set out to take down the biggest challenge that presented itself at the time. The abuser sees it as a huge…

— Shannon Thomas

Family violence is a criminal act; perpetrators, while often former victims themselves, need to accept culpability.

— Leslie Morgan Steiner

“Becoming fully aware of the dynamics of psychological abuse is not an easy truth to absorb.”

— Shannon Thomas

“Marital psychological abuse suffered by a parent can never be understood by disrespectful, ungrateful, growing, biased, brainwashed children.”

— Angelica Hopes

“A psychological abuser will find a survivor’s emotional soft spots and exploit them for control and entertainment.”

— Shannon Thomas

Indeed, my conclusion from a lifetime of psychohistorical study of childhood and society is that the history of humanity is founded upon the abuse…

— Lloyd deMause